HSK · Level 41
120 words
Chinese word
交替
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiāo tì
Meaning
- verbtake turns
Example
我们交替值班。wǒ men jiāo tì zhí bān
We take turns standing watch.
More examples
两个主持人交替主持节目。liǎng gè zhǔ chí rén jiāo tì zhǔ chí jié mù
The two hosts take turns hosting the program.
Core concept
A role or condition moves from one side to another in an orderly, repeating sequence.
Common phrases
交替上班jiāo tì shàng bān
take turns going to work
交替主持jiāo tì zhǔ chí
take turns hosting
Similar words
轮班lún bān: Working in turns according to a schedule for shifts or assigned duties.
轮流lún liú: Performing the same activity in turn, so each person has a chance.
轮换lún huàn: Changing people or things in a role one after another in a regular rotation.
替换tì huàn: Putting one person or thing in place of another.
Definition in Chinese
按顺序轮流由一方替换另一方，常用于表示换岗、轮值或状态间的交替。àn shùn xù lún liú yóu yì fāng tì huàn lìng yì fāng cháng yòng yú biǎo shì huàn gǎng lún zhí huò zhuàng tài jiān de jiāo tì
Word origin
交 (jiāo, "to pass between") + 替 (tì, "to take another's place") forms a word for a continuing pattern in which one side gives way to the other.
Usage tips
- Unlike English "take turns," this word also commonly describes nonhuman conditions that alternate, such as periods of heat and cold.
Other meanings
- alternationnoun
- take oververb
Opposites
- 连续lián xùcontinue without interruptionverb
Related words
- 交替地jiāo tì dìalternatelyadverb
- 交替制jiāo tì zhìshift systemnoun